{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Curiosity Chronicle","title":"The Loud Liker Theory","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":405,"description":"Confession: I’ve never been someone who was a natural in social settings.\nAs something of an introvert, I struggled to build new adult relationships. I often felt others weren’t responding to my social signals. In most cases, I just assumed they didn’t like me and moved on.\nBut it turns out I was actually falling victim to a damning collision of two psychological phenomena:\nSignal Amplification Bias: Our fear of rejection in social situations tempers our ability to convey social signals, and blinds our ability to recognize that tempering effect.\nThe Liking Gap: We assume others like us less than they actually do.\nIn effect, you send less than you think, and you hear less than they send.\nTwo people who like each other leave an interaction convinced the other one doesn’t.\nIn this piece, I share a simple solution that has completely transformed my experience with adult friendships:\nLike people out loud...\n•••\n\nThis episode brought to you by:\nDeleteMe - DeleteMe makes it quick, easy, and safe to remove your personal data online. \nOrigin Financial - Your personal AI Financial Advisor. Track your spending, investments, and net worth—all in one place.\nInnerbody Labs - A Higher Standard. After reviewing thousands of health products, we built formulas we wished existed.\nLemon - The Al agent that turns your voice instructions into finished tasks.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4nO1oo__jWE5MpZsRfwEO_6q4py16kwv8WwJybce4FA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxOTcwLzE2NzEx/MzU5MDctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}